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No. 44. A COURTIER. BY TITIAN VECELLI 


SALE No. 920 
A COLLECTION OF 


- ENGLISH, DUTCH, FLEMISH 


| AND ; 
ITALIAN PAINTINGS 


Phe Property of the late 


William Balbach, ‘Esq. 


of New York 


To be sold without reserve to 
settle his estate 


On pay Evening, November 10, 1911 
at 8.30 o'clock 
At The Anderson Auditorium 


Where the Pictures will be on Exhibition 
from November 2d to date of Sale 


The Anderson Auction Company 
284 Madison Avenue, at Fortieth Street 
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1. All bids to be PER LOT as numbered in the 
Catalogue. - 


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cases of disputed bids the lot shall be resold, but 
the Auctioneer will use his judgment as to the 
good faith of all claims and his decision shall be 
- final. He also reserves the right to reject any 
fractional or nominal bid which in his judgment 
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the conclusion of the sale, and the remainder of the 
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delivery, in default of which The Anderson Auction 
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will be delivered during the sale. 


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two or more days before the date of sale, for 
examination by intending purchasers, and The 
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for the correctness of the description, authenticity, 
genuineness, or for any defect or fault in or con- 
cerning any lot, and make no warranty whatever, 


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sale expert opinion in writing that any lot is notas 
represented, The Anderson Auction Company will” 
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and in default of such proof the lot will be sold 
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he being liable to the owner or owners thereof for ais 
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7. TERMS CAsH. Upon failure to comply with 
the above conditions any sum deposited as part 
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THE ANDERSON AUCTION COMPANY 
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New York 


NOTE 


When William Balbach died a 
year and a half ago, he left as a herit- 
age this interesting collection of Paint- 
ings which had long been known to 
certain discriminating art lovers of 
this city. It comprises works of 
various schools and while it includes 
pictures by some renowned masters, 
it also brings to our notice examples 
of some others whose achievements 
have long been highly valued in 
European collections but whose works 
are but little known to American pic- 
ture buyers. Such, for example, as 
Van Diepenbeeck, the pupil and 
friend of Rubens, here represented 
by his appealing “Charity”; or Van 
Kessel the gifted landscape artist; or 
Judith Leyster, the most talented 
Dutch woman painter; or those great 
painters of Still Life, Van Slingelandt, 
Heda, Kalff and Snyders. 

The Collection was not formed by 
Mr. Balbach, but was gathered years 
ago under expert advice by Count 
Arthur Berechthold, a_ cultivated 
amateur of Castle Maslanica, Hun- 
gary. The previous owners from 


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whom they were acquired by him are 
given in many cases. When the Col- 
lection of some forty odd pictures was 
acquired by Mr. Balbach a dozen 
years ago, it was under a guaranty 
from the art expert, Julius Leitner 
of Vienna and Budapest, as being free 
from any doubt or question of au-— 
thenticity of each individual work, 
and after the Collection had been 
sold, efforts were made by the former 
owner to secure its return to Europe. 
Though actively engaged in com- 
- mercial affairs, Mr. Balbach (who was 
the Vice-President of the S. P. Weth- 
erill Company, Paint and Color manu- 
facturers of New York and Philadel- 
phia), was deeply interested in art 
- matters, and a man of cultivated taste. 
His judgment, formed by long asso- 
ciation with works of art was sound 
and he demanded that a picture be 
large both in purpose and effect. 


ARTISTS 


Allori, A. (Bronzino) 
Berchem, N. 
Both, Jan . 
Brekelenkam, Q. . 
Brueghel, A. 
Brueghel, P 
Canaletto, A. 

De Vlieger, S. : 
De Ferg, Franz Paul . 


Diepenbeeck, A. van , 


Fabritius, K. : 
Heda, Willem K. 
Hoppner, John 
Jordaens, Jacob 
Kalff, Willem 
Kessel, J. van 
Lawrence, Sir Thomas 
Leyster, Judith ~~. 
Marieschi, J. 
Marieschi, J. 
Metsu, Gabriel . 
Mignard, Pierre 
Moro, Antonio 
Munkacsy, M 
Musscher, M. van 
Potter, Paul 


Reynolds, Sir Joshua . 


Romney, George . 


REPRESENTED 


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No. 
A Cardinal 29 
Halt at the Inn . 40 
Landscape and Figures . 42 
Fish Dealer . 4 
. Flowers 15 
. Market Scene 46 
Venice 28 
Seascape . ur Bete 2c 
Bataseaper ot) 73°37 
Charity (see illustration) 33 
Young Girl . 27 
Still Life . e459 
Portrait of a Young Woman 31 
Amorettes 13 
Fruit 5 
Landscape aI 
Portrait of a Lady 34 
A Sleeping Boy . 24. 
St. Mark’s Square, Venice 16 
Bridge of The Rialto 19 
An Old Lady Es 
Anne of Austria 39 
Portrait of aSpanish Princess 47 
Girl Reading ; 20 
A Lady and Her Dialiter 18 
Out of Service 26 
Girl Reading save dlivwere: 
tion) . cena 
Sketch of a Vine Girl 36 


Ruisdael, Jacob van 
Ryckaert, David 
Slingelandt, Pieter van 
Steen, Jan . 
Stevaerts, Anthonie 
Palamedesz 
Snyders, F. ; 
Van der Lys, Jan . 
Van Everdingen Jan 
Van Mieris, Willem 
Vecelli, Titian 
Watteau, J. A. 


Unknown . 


Landscape. >... “1 ees 
In the Studio’. 5 20s anes 
Sell Life: 2) 25 Se eae 
A Dutch Tavern . . . 23 


Portrait of a Young Women 6 


Fruit), .o5 7 Sly) es ee 
Battle Scenes) (450i eee eee 
Winter Sport )). \ See tare 
Dianaand Nymph . . . 41 


A Courtier (See illustration) 44 
Summer Pleasures (See il- 

lustration) ss civ) eee een 
Portrait of an Old Lady . 22 
Marie de Medicis . . . 14 
Landscape with Figures. . 17 
Portraitofa Man . .-. 32 
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CATALOGUE 


No. 1 


Jan van der Lys 
Dutch, 1600-1657 


A BATTLE SCENE 


So closely does the work of this 
painter resemble that of his master, 
Cornelis Poelemburg, that it is often 
ascribed to the latter. He painted 
battle scenes, landscapes, bathing 
nymphs and historical scenes, and his 
work may be found in the museums 
of Holland and Germany. 

Copper panel, signed with initial. 

Oval, height, 934 inches; width, 
14% inches. 


No. 2 
Jan van der Lys 
Dutch, 1600-1657 
A BATTLE SCENE 

Companion work to the foregoing 
Copper panel, signed with initial. 
Oval, height, 934 inches; width, 

14% inches. 


From the Collection of Lewetzow, Budapest 


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No. 3 


Willem Klaasz Heda 
Dutch, 1594-1678 


STILL LIFE 


A collection of brass and tin uten- 
sils with a chafing dish with a fire” 
burning underneath, all executed in 
the minute manner whieh marks this 
painter's work, examples of which 
may be found in the Dresden and 
Munich galleries and in the Louvre. 


Canvas. | 
Height, 8% inches; width, 10% 


inches. 


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No. 4 


Quiryn Brekelenkam 
Dutch, XVII Century 


THE FISH DEALER 


Seated by a table on which is a large 
platter of fish, a man is engaged in 
cleaning one. He wears a red cap 
and smokes a clay pipe. The artist 
was a pupil of Gerard Dow, but did 
not adopt the minuteness of detail of 
that master. 


Panel. Signed at left. 
Height, 9% inches; width, 7 inches. 


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No. 5 
Willem Kalff 


Dutch, 1622-1693 
FRUIT 


An orange, alemon and two peaches 
in a silver dish with a glass goblet half 
filled with wine, and a piece of crim- 
son velvet across the table serves this 
able painter with an interesting theme. 
His work is to be found in most of 

the European museums. 


Canvas, relined. 
Height, 20 inches; width, 18 inches. 


No. 6 


Anthonie Palamedesz Stevaerts 
Dutch, 1600-1673 


PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN 


Wearing a blue dress with a wide, 
lace trimmed collar and a Broad 
brimmed black hat, a young woman 
gazes directly at the spectator. Her 
hair falls in curls about her face. His 
pictures are in the galleries of Berlin, 
Vienna, Brussels and The Hague. 


Panel. 
Height, 12 inches; width, 10 inches. 


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No. 7 


Franz Paul de Ferg Ree 
Austrian, 1689-1740 


LANDSCAPE 


In the rocky foreground two hore 


men are talking with some peasants. 
Beyond the towers of a medieval 


castle are seen, and still beyond a wide 
stretching mountainous country. © 


The artist lived for some years at 
Court in Dresden, then later spent __ 
twenty years in London where ‘his \ =v aa 


work met with much success. 


On copper. 
Height, 13 inches; width, 18 4 inches. 


‘No. 8 


David Ryckaert 
Flemish, 1612-1661 


IN THE STUDIO 


Seated before his easel an artist is 
engaged in transferring to his canvas 
the likeness of a model seen posing 
at the left with pipe and j jug. At the 
right the studio assistant is poe 


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grinding colors, and at the back 
another is seen at an easel. His 
work is sometimes confused with that 
of Adrien Brouwer; a canvas in the 
Amsterdam Museum was formerly 
attributed to Brouwer. 


Panel. ! 
Height, 24 inches ; width, 37 inches. 


No. 9 


Willem Klaasz Heda 
Dutch, 1594-1679 


STILL LIFE 


On a table covered with a white 
cloth stands a goblet half filled with 
wine, at the base of which is a fruit 
pie. A tall gilt cup and an overturned 
compot dish with a half peeled lemon, 
a silver spoon and a tankard form the 
interesting array of breakfast table 
objects, subjects which Heda always 
executed in a masterly manner. 
Panel. 

Height, 25 inches; width, 2614 inches. 


Stamped on the back with the Seal of the 
ienna Art Society 


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Franz Snyders © 
Dutch, 1579-1657 


FRUIT 


stand filled with grapes and ae atc 
with some melons at the right. — 
Below a squirrel munches nuts, and 
at the left is a green jug; all the ob- 
jects are painted with the utmost | 
fidelity. Nee Sh 


Panel. mes 
Height, 19% inches; width, 25 inches 2 


No. ll - 
Gabriel Metsu 


Dutch, 1630-1667 - 
PORTRAIT OF AN OLD LADY | 


Seated out of doors the old lady 
holds in her right hand a carnation 
upon which she gazes thoughtfully. 
She is dressed in black with a wide 
white collar and a black cap. Beside — 
her stands a flower pot with a tall 
carnation in bloom. | 


Panel. Signed at the right. . 
Height, 10 inches; width, 8 inches. 
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No. 12 


Jan van Everdingen 
Dutch, 1625-1656 


WINTER SPORTS 


On thefrozen stream several figures 
are seen engaged in games. At the 
left rise some houses and a bridge 
crosses above, beyond which skaters 
are seen. 

Panel. Signed at left. 
Height, 15 inches; width, 10% inches. 


No. 13 


Jacob Jordaens 
Flemish, 1593-1678 


AMORETTES 


Seated on red drapery one young 
love embraces his curly-headed mate. 
It shows Jordaens’ talent in dealin 
with scenes from lifewhich led Rubens 
to attach him to his own studio. 
Canvas. 

Height, 19 inches; width, 15 inches. 


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| No. 14 ae 
Unknown Painter | 
French School 


This bust portrait of the beautiful — 
and ambitious queen of Henry IV. _ 
shows her in black dress with a broad _ 
ruff falling overthe shoulders. Across 
her bosom falls a double strand of ee 
pearls and the same jewels hang from 
her ears. Above her crimped blonde 
hair she wears a widow’s cap. 


Canvas, oval. | 
Height, 27 inches; width, 23 inches. 


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No. 15 : 
Abraham Brueghel 


Flemish, 1672-1720 | 
FLOWER PIECE 


From a large decorated urn springs — 
a mass of roses, tulips, lilies and other — 
flowers. Some shells lie at the base 
and a small white dog is curled up at 


the right. 


Panel. | 
Height, 46 inches: width, 31 inches. 


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No. 16 


Jacopo Marieschi 
Italian, 1711-1794 


VIEW OF THE PIAZZA SAN MARCO, 
VENICE 


The artist gives us one of those 
Venetian architectural subjects for 
_ which he is well known and which are 
to be found in many collections. 
Though some years younger he was 
contemporary with Canaletto, whose 
views of Venice gained such wide 
popularity. 

Canvas. 
Height, 21 inches; width, 28 inches. 


No. 17 
Unknown Painter 
Dutch School 
LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES 


~A horseman halts in front of a 
house to talk with awoman. A man 
sits at the foot of a tree before her. 
Another horseman is seen beyond. 

A signature at the right was prob- 
ably added later. 


Panel. 
Height, 15 inches; width, 20 inches. 


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No. 18 i 
Michiel van Musscher — 
Dutch, 1645-1705 , 


PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND HER 
DAUGHTER 


In a blue silk dress cut low in ne 
neck the woman is seated beside a 
fountain, her left arm resting on the _ 
basin. Her powdered hair is dressed — 
high, and across her lap falls a brown ~ 
silk overdress. At her right stands — 
a young girl holding fruit for a paro- 
quet to peck at. Beyond a large urn 
a landscape background is seen. 


Canvas. Signed and dated 1695. 
Height, 30 inches; width, 26 inches. 


No. 19 


Jacopo Marieschi 
Italian, 1711-1794 


THE BRIDGE OF THE RIALTO, VENICE — 
Like its companion work in this _ 

collection, this subject shows the ab- 

solute architectural knowledge and 

training of the painter. 

Canvas. 

Height, 21 inches; width, 28 inches. 


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No. 20 


Michael Munkacsy 
Hungarian, 1844-1900 


A GIRL READING 


Seen in profile a young woman 
wearing a blue jacket, sits reading from 


_a book held in front of her. The 


work was made as a study for one of 
the figures in the large work, “ Mil- 
ton Dictating-Paradise Lost,” now in 


the New York Public Library. 


Panel. 
Height, 24 inches; width, 19% inches. 


From the Munkacsy Sale, Paris, 1901 


No. 21 


Johannes van Kessel 
Dutch, 1648-1698 


LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES 


Two horsemen halt on their way to 
speak to a young woman who rests 
on the roadside. Beyond stretches a 
wooded landscape under a moving 
sky, whose features strongly recall the 
work of the artist’s master Ruisdael. 
Panel. 

Height, 161% inches; width, 22% 


inches. 


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No. 22. ‘S 
Unknown Painter 
Flemish, X VI Century ; 
PORTRAIT OF AN OLD LADY 


Dressed in black with ruff ane cap 
the old lady gazes intently at the © 
spectator. An inscription in the up- — 
per corner gives her age as sixty years. 


Oak panel, dated 1575. 3 
Height, 19 inches; width, 1414 inches. é 


No. 23 vay 


Jan Steen 
Dutch, 1626-1679 - 


OUTSIDE A DUTCH TAVERN 


From the door of the tavern at the 
right a man is being led home by his 
wife; a small child lends assistance in 
getting the unwilling victim away from — 
his companions. Beyond a group of ~ 
villagers are playing at nine pins while : 
others recline about at ease. 

Canvas. Signed at left. | 
Height, 30 inches; width, 40 inches. 
From the Collection of Baron Beurnonville, Paris, 1884 


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No. 24 


Judith Leyster 
Dutch, 1600-1660 


A BOY-SLEEPING 


The artist was a pupil of Frans 
Hals, then in 1639 became the wife 


~ of Jan Molenaar, a well-known Dutch 


figure painter of Amsterdam. A work | 
of hers in the Amsterdam Museum 
was formerly catalogued as a Frans 


-—-Hals. 

Panel. 

Height, 2334 inches; width, 15% 
inches. 


From the Collection of Baron Faviers, Paris, 1837 


No. 25 


Unknown Painter 
Dutch, Seventeenth Century 


A DUTCH FAIR 


On the river a number of boats are 
seen transporting people to the village 
beyond wherea number of booths have 
been set up around a church. Peas- 
ants and villagers throng the. scene. 
Canvas. 


Height, 27 inches; width, 33 inches. 


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7 No. 26 © 
Paul Potter — 
Dutch, 1625-1654 


OUT OF SERVICE | 


the path seeming to indicate he has 
come to theend. It shows that close 
study of nature to which Potter owed af 
his success. Ne 
Panel. : 

Height, 11 inches; width, to inches, van 


No. 27 © 


Karel Fabritius 
Dutch, 1624-1654 


PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL 


Dressed in white with a red apron, 
the young girl clasps the handle of her 
broom as she leans forward intently 
gazing at the spectator. 

Canvas. | 
Height, 27 inches; width, 21 inches. 


The Attribution is on the authority of Dr. Bode 
of the Berlin National Gallery 


From the collection of Baron von Kreh! of Meiningen 


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No. 28 


Antonio Canal, called Canaletto 
Italian, 1697-1768 


VIEW OF VENICE 


On the right is seen the stretch of 
buildings beginning with the church 
of Santa Maria della Salute and ter- 
minating with the Dogana, and San 
Giorgio in the distance. Gondolas, 
“market boats and freighters dot the 
surface of the canal at its widest 
stretch, under a broad expanse of 
summer sky. 

Canvas. 
Height, 25 inches; width, 30 inches. 


From the collection of the Marquise de Salza, Paris 


No. 29 


Angiolo Allori, called 
Il Bronzino 
Italian, 1502-1572 


PORTRAIT OF A CARDINAL 


Above the brilliant robes of a car- 
dinal the blue eyes of the young man 
look directly toward the spectator, 


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his round face with the flush of health 
rising above the white collar folded 
over his hood. Formerly this por- — 
trait was called that of Cardinal de 
Medici who became, at 38 yea of 
age, Pope Leo X. | 


Panel. | 
Height, 26% inches; width, 20 0% 
inches. | 


From the Lewetzow Gitieotaes Budapest 


No. 30 


Cue m ‘ 
Jean Antoine Watteau | 
French, 1684-1721 


SUMMER PLEASURES 


Seated on the garden steps, near a 
plashing fountain, a youth is perform- 
ing on a lute for ‘the enjoyment of a 
maid at his side. Another couple 
walking away arm in arm look back 
with enjoyment. A third pair is seen © 
seated at the foot of a clump of tall 
trees, the girl holding a small dog in 
her lap. 

Canvas. 
Height, 25 inches; width, 30 inches. 


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No. 30. SUMMER 


PLEASURES 


No. 31 


John Hoppner 
1758-1810 


PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN 


Wearing a wide brimmed hat with 
a wreath of gay flowers, the young 
woman looks over her right shoulder. 
Her hair is elaborately dressed and 
falls in curls across her shoulders 
over which is folded a white kerchief, 
leaving her neck bare. A_ brown 
scarf rests on her right arm. 
Canvas, oval. | 
Height, 114% inches; width, 10% 

inches. 


No. 32 


Unknown Painter 
Dutch School, 16th Century 


PORTRAIT OF A MAN 


This bust portrait shows a keenly 
intellectual man with blonde beard, 
He is dressed in black and wears a 
stiff ruff about his neck. At the 
upper left corner appears a coat of 
arms and his age as 43 years, with 
the date 1578. 

Panel. 
Height, 19 inches; width, 15 inches. 


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No. 33 


Abraham van Diepenbeeck 
Flemish, 1599-1675 


CHARITY 


A woman semi-nude holds a nude 
fair-haired sleeping child on her lap, 
while a second leans on her shoulder 
and a third stands at her knee. A 
pupil of Rubens, Diepenbeeck showed 
inventive genius and rare facility of 
execution. In the church of the 
Carmelites at Antwerp is a fine pic- 
ture representing the “ Virgin in the 
Clouds with St. Ely,” and at the 
Recollets some of his pictures were 
said by Decamps to be equal to 
those of Van Dyck. 


Canvas. 
Height, 28 inches; width, 23 inches. 


(See I llustration ) 


No. 34 


Sir Thomas Lawrence 
English, 1769-1830 


PORTRAIT OF A LADY 


Dressed in a white gown with a 
wide flaring collar, the young woman 


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Miss. CHARITY. BY ABRAHAM VAN DIEPENBEECK 


is seated in a red-cushioned chair 
against Lawrence’s usual pillar and 
curtain background. She wears a 
wide brimmed black hat beneath 
which is seen her blonde curling hair. 
A black scarf falls across her left arm 
and she holds a glove in her gloved 
left hand. 


Canvas. 


ipa Height, 45 inches; width, 37 inches. 


No. 35 
Simon De Vlieger 
Dutch, 1600-1660 


A SEA PIECE 


Over the choppy waters of the 
North Sea, fishing boats and other 
sea going craft are entering and leav- 
ing the harbor whose breakwater 
stretches out at the right. The whole 
picture shows the interesting features 
which characterize the work of this 
Master of William van de Velde. 
Panel. 

Height, 16% inches; width, 2734 


inches. 


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No. 36 


George Romney 
English, 1734-1802 


SKETCH OF A YOUNG GIRL 


With upraised eyes the young face 
is turned toward us, the innocence of 
childish wonder caught in a_ hasty 
sketch. Her hair falls 1n curls about 
the face and she wears a blue dress. 


Canvas. 
Height, 25 inches; width, 21 inches. 


No. 37 


Franz Paul de Ferg 
Austrian, 1689-1740 


LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES 


From an elevation where a number 
of peasants are gathered one obtains 
a view of a castle and a wide reaching 
landscape beyond. Says Bryan, “The 
landscapes of Ferg are of very agree- 
able scenery, enriched with architec- 
tural ruins in a very picturesque 
style.” 


On copper. 
Height, 13% inches; width, 1834 
inches. 


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No. 38 


Pieter Cornelisz van Slingelandt 
Dutch, 1640-1691 


STILL LIFE 


On a table whose cloth is drawn to 
the right stands a silver flagon with 
raised lid, a wine bottle, a fruit pie 
_ with a silver spoon inserted. In front 
is a silver plate with overturned glass 
and a lemon pealed and cut in slices 
and a knife with ornamental handle, 
all painted with the knowledge and 
_ breadth to be Spesccd | in a pupil of 
Gerard Dou. 
Panel. 
Height, 29 inches; width, 22 inches. 


: No. 39 
Pierre Mignard 
French, 1610-1695 


PORTRAIT OF ANNE OF AUSTRIA 


Clothed in a crimson court dress 
with low neck and wide sleeves the 
queen sits in a carved arm chair, her 
right arm resting on a table. Her 
hair is dressed with a strand of pearls, 


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the same jewels encircling her neck 
and depending from her ears. This 
queen of France was the daughter of 
Philip III. of Spain. She married 
Louis XIII. and was the mother of 
Louis XIV. On the death of the 
King she became regent during the 
minority of her son and chose Mazarin 
as prime minister. 

Canvas. 

Height, 46 inches; width, 35 inches. 


From the Collection of Baron Faviers 


No. 40 


Nicolaas Berchem 
Dutch, 1620-1683 


THE HALT AT THE INN 


At the left on a bank stands the 
inn before which is drawn up a stage- 
coach whose travelers are gathered 
about atable. In the foreground are 
a number of horses being led to the 


watering place at the right. Beyond © 


stretches a pleasing landscape. 


Canvas. Signed at the left with 
monogram. 


Height, 25 inches; width, 31 inches. 


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No. 41 


Willem van Mieris 
Dutch, 1622-1747 


DIANA AND ONE OF HER NYMPHS 


Seated at rest on a mossy bank 
Diana is attended by one of her 
nymphs. A dusky forest forms the 
background. 

Son and pupil of the illustrious 
Frans Van Muieris. 

Panel. 
Height, 1534 inches; width, 13 inches. 


No. 42 
Jan Both 


Dutch, 1610-1662 
LANDSCAPE 


At the right some herdsmen are 


resting in the shadow of a high bank 


clothed with trees and shrubbery from 
which tumbles a thin waterfall into a 
ravine below. In the center some 
goats are grazing and beyond stretches 
a peaceful sunny landscape. 

Canvas. 


Height, 45 inches; width, 53 inches. 
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No. 43 
Sir Joshua Reynolds 
English, 1723-1792 
A GIRL READING 


Seated in an arm chair, resting her 
head on her right arm,a young woman 
is seen reading from a book which 
she holds in her left hand. Over a 
white dress she wears a buff overdress 
with blue collar and bow and a blue 
girdle. Her brown hair is dressed 
high on her head. 

Canvas. 
Height, 30 inches; width, 25 inches. 


(See Illustration) 


No. 44 
Titian Vecelli 
Italian, 1477-1576 
PORTRAIT OF A COURTIER 


Seen at half length a young man 
stands looking directly at the specta- 
tor. He wears a low velvet hat and 
his right hand clasps the front of a 
loose black coat which falls away at 
the breast, showing a high-buttoned 
slashed buff jacket with a lace frill 
above the collar. Between 1516 and 


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No. 43. 


A GIRL READING. 


BY SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS 


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1523 Titian was made much of at the 
brilliant court of Alfonso, Duke of 
Ferrara, where he painted a number 
of portraits. An inscription on the 
back of the portrait designates this as 
“the 68th work of Titian Uccelo (sic) 
painter of Cadore, born in the Alps 
in the year 1480, who died when 96 
years old in Venice in 1 Ber 
Antique oak panel. : 
Height, 28 inches; width, 20 inches. 


From the Lewetzow Collection, Budapest 
(See. Frontispiece) 


No. 45 


Jacob van Ruisdael 
Dutch, 1630-1682 


LANDSCAPE WITH A RUINED CASTLE 


Through a summer landscape flows 
a placed river spanned by a high 
arched stone bridge, above which 
spread the branches of an old tree. 
On the left rises the ruined tower of 
a stone castle against a sky broken 
by dark cloud masses. 
Oak panel. Signed at left with mono- 
gram. 
Height, 19 inches; width, 25 % inches. 
From the Collection of Herr Dr. Schubarth, Munich 
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No. 46 
Peeter Brueghel (the Elder) 


Dutch, 1530-1569 
MARKET SCENE NEAR FORT BRIGGE 


A village feast and merry-making 
is shown, with a large number of 
characteristic figures marked by the 
humor and pleasantry of Brueghel, 
who was surnamed “the Droll,” and 
whose pictures are found in all the 
principal European museums. 

Panel. 
Height, 27 inches; width, 46 inches. 


From the Collection of Herr Von Schoenlauck 


No. 47 


Antonio Moro 
1512-1582 


- PORTRAIT OF A SPANISH PRINCESS 


In a dress trimmed with red, with 
a ruff about the neck and an orna- 
mented head-dress, the child Princess 
sits holding a cluster of flowers in one 
hand and the long gold chain which 
hangs from her neck in the other. 


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